Ave Maria in the Afternoon – December 19, 2024 – Hour 1
It’s been a year since Fiducia Supplicans made headlines around the world. We look at its lasting effect with Matthew McDonald.
Fiducia Supplicans, One Year Later
About a year ago, the Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans made worldwide headlines as it authorized priests to provide non-liturgical blessings to same-sex couples. Some celebrated it while other rejected it outright – but everywhere one looked, one saw confusion. One year later, what has been the effect on the Catholic Church in the United States? How common, or uncommon, are blessings of people in same-sex relationships in parishes? Matthew McDonald joins us.
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One Year Later, Vatican Document on Same-Sex Blessings Not Causing Much of a Stir
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Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacrament Shrine Marks 25th Anniversary
On Dec. 19, 1999, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, was officially opened and consecrated. We look back on its legacy with Dave Vacheresse.
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Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacrament Shrine Marks 25th Anniversary
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Moral Lessons from Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte died on this day in 1848. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, remains a classic work of literature and contains moral lessons that still apply today. Marcus discusses.
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